China has a long history, and successive dynasties and dynasties have different stories and historical figures that are well known to future generations, such as Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms period
。 He bowed to the end of his life, and after his death, our admiration for him has made Zhuge Liang a flawless image in the minds of many people, regarding him as a representative of loyal subjects and wise men in traditional Chinese culture. However, if there are not wet shoes in the river, the wise man will have a mistake, that is, zhuge liang did make a mistake in the employment of people, which indirectly caused the demise of the Shu kingdom, which can be said to be the biggest failure in Zhuge Liang's life.
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During the Three Kingdoms period, the famous Shu Han general Jiang Wei, Zhuge Liang attached great importance to him before his death, and regarded him as an heir to general training and appointment, after Zhuge Liang's death, Jiang Wei showed his skills, monopolized military power, and led the Shu army to the Northern Expedition to Cao Wei many times.
Among them, there were three small victories, two big victories, four times apart, one small defeat, and one big defeat
From this, it can be seen that Jiang Wei wins more and loses less. However, at that time, the Shu state only had the strength of one state, and the population was less than one million people, even if many defeats were only a painless thing for Cao Wei, who had a population of more than four million people alone, its materials were strong and the people's shun state rule was not affected at all, and in the face of strong external enemies and eunuchs inside, they should have seized the time to recuperate and prepare for defense to eradicate internal troubles.
Politically
However, Jiang Wei ignored the dissuasion of the ministers and generals of the DPRK and the generals, insisted on fulfilling the prime minister's will and led the Northern Expedition, vigorously consuming the national strength and materials, and further shortening the life of the Shu state. For the Shu Kingdom, Jiang Wei was indeed a rare talent,
But what Zhuge Liang did not think clearly was that Jiang Wei was only suitable to be a general who led the battle
Jiang Wei's ability to govern the country and engage in politics is obviously insufficient.
Where there is a Father, there must be a Son
The second person was Zhuge Liang's own son Zhuge Zhan. It is reasonable to say that if there is a father, there must be a son, and Zhuge Liang is so powerful that his son is not far behind, so why is it proposed here?
Zhuge Zhan was familiar with military books, had quick thinking, and later became a court minister, which did have some of his father's demeanor
But in fact, Zhuge Zhan is also blessed by zhuge Liang's son status, which is somewhat exaggerated.
Zhuge Zhan is not as good as Zhuge Liang
Zhuge Zhan was not as scheming as Zhuge Liang, and when Liu Chan favored Huang Hao, he did not stop it in time, believing that a eunuch was not enough to be troubled, and Huang Hao's power increased at the end of the Shu Kingdom, and it was too late for Zhuge Zhan to restrain him. Later, when the Wei army invaded the Shu state on a large scale, Zhuge Zhan did not listen to The proposal of Shang Shulang Huang Chong's occupation of the dangerous terrain, but chose to confront the Wei army head-on, and the outnumbered Shu army fought for many years.
Without any fighting spirit, soon the Shu kingdom was defeated in this war.
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms